English major
Studies novels professionally
An English major is a college student whose primary field of study is English language and literature.
The term also refers to the degree program itself: She's an English major at UCLA.
English majors are stereotyped as impractical dreamers destined for unemployment or coffee shops, though the major actually emphasizes writing, analysis, and critical thinking—skills transferable across careers.
- literatureBody of written works
- close readingDetailed textual analysis
- literary theorySystematic study of texts
- essaysShort nonfiction prose pieces
- ShakespeareElizabethan dramatist and poet
thesis · poetry · novels · reading · writing · papers · humanities · liberal arts · library · coffee · coffee shop · annotations · Austen · seminars · office hours · canon · criticism · bookworm
- humanities majors
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- readersreader, bookworm, bibliophile, book lover, voracious reader
- midshipmenmidshipman, plebe, youngster
English majorengineering major
Technical degree student
pre-med · hard sciences · applied mathematics · applied sciences · data science
English majorengineering student
One studying applied sciences
math whiz · quant · techie · number cruncher · code monkey
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